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KDE/kate

Advanced text editor observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/KDE/kate · homepage · C++ observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4002
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1110 stars · 107 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Kate is KDE's advanced text editor built on KDE Frameworks and Qt, with a plugin system shared with KWrite and other KTextEditor-based applications. It supports syntax highlighting, sessions, and extensibility via bundled addons.

Use cases

  • edit source code with syntax highlighting
  • advanced text editor for linux
  • lightweight kde text editor
  • extensible editor with plugins
  • edit large text files quickly

When to choose

  • you want a mature, feature-rich editor on Linux/KDE desktops
  • you need KTextEditor plugin compatibility
  • you prefer native Qt/KDE applications

When to avoid

  • you need a full IDE with integrated debugging
  • you want a terminal-only editor
  • you need editor extensions from the VS Code ecosystem

Facets

application · maturity stable

editor plugin-system developer-tools text-editors developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp kde qt ktexteditor syntax-highlighting kwrite flatpak linux macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
KDE/katemain77

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="KDE/kate")

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